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Originally posted by CommishJoe
Oh really? Now why should Joe Torre be lumped into it? He won in '96, '98 and '99 before Steiny got his mitts back on the team. ESPECIALLY '96, with the saviors being Pettitte and O'Neill (can't say those guys were bought). Nothing pathetic about that, and there is nothing pathetic about Torre.
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Umm in 1996 the Yankees had the highest payroll, 6 million more than the Baltimore Orioles.
1997 they again had the highest payroll, 8.5 million more than Baltimore, and 20 million more than eventual WS winner Florida.
1998 they had the second highest payroll 850k behind Baltimore.
And in 1999 they once again had the higest payroll, 11 million more than the Texas Rangers.
Joe Torre without the Yankees payroll is nothing more than a mediocre manager, 100 games under .500 (894-1003, .470 winning percent.)